When The Nightingale Sings
- When The Nightingale Sings
When The Nightingale Sings is a Middle English poem, author unknown, recorded in the British Library's Harley 2253 manuscript, verse 25. It is a love poem, extolling the beauty and lost love of an unknown maiden.
Text
When þe nyhtegale singes þe wodes waxen grene.
Lef ant gras ant blosme springes in aueryl y wene,
Ant love is to myn herte gon wiþ one spere so kene
Nyht ant day my blod hit drynkes myn herte deþ me tene.
Ich have loved al þis er þat y may love namore,
Ich have siked moni syk lemmon for þin ore.
Me nis love never þe ner ant þat me reweþ sore.
Suete lemmon þench on me--ich have loved þe ore.
Suete lemmon y preye þe of love one speche,
Whil y lyve in world so wyde oþer nulle y seche.
Wiþ þy love my suete leof mi blis þou mihtes eche,
A suete cos of þy mouþ mihte be my leche.
Suete lemmon y preȝe þe of a love bene
ȝef þou me lovest ase men says lemmon as y wene,
Ant ȝef hit þi wille be þou loke þat hit be sene,
So muchel y þenke upon þe þat al y waxe grene.
Bituene Lyncolne ant Lyndeseye, Norhamptoun ant Lounde,
Ne wot y non so fayr a may as y go fore ybounde.
Suete lemmon ypreȝe þe þou lovie me a stounde!
Y wole mone my song
On wham þat hit ys on ylong.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
The Nightingale and the Rose (opera) — This article is about the Firsova opera. For Christopher Wheeldon s 2007 ballet, see The Nightingale and the Rose (ballet). For the original Oscar Wilde short story, see The Nightingale and the Rose. A scene from the opera The Nightingale and the … Wikipedia
The Nightingale — Infobox Book | name = The Nightingale title orig = Nattergalen translator = image caption = Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen author = Hans Christian Andersen country = Denmark language = Danish series = genre = Fairy tale published in = Nye… … Wikipedia
The Creation (Haydn) — The Creation (German: Die Schöpfung) is an oratorio written between 1796 and 1798 by Joseph Haydn (H. 21/2), and considered by many to be his masterpiece. The oratorio depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as described in the biblical… … Wikipedia
Nightingale — This article is about the bird. For other uses, see Nightingale (disambiguation). Nightingale … Wikipedia
The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings — Infobox Album | Name = The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Type = Compilation album Artist = Frank Sinatra Released = November 21, 1995 Recorded = December 19, 1960 June 6, 1988 Genre = Classic pop Length = 23:56:49 Label = Reprise Records… … Wikipedia
The Blanks — Infobox musical artist | Name = The Blanks Landscape = yes Img capt = From left to right: Sam Lloyd, Paul F. Perry, George Miserlis and Philip McNiven. Img size = 250 Background = group or band Genre = A cappella Label = CD Baby Associated acts … Wikipedia
Ode to a Nightingale — W. J. Neatby s illustration for Ode to a Nightingale Ode to a Nightingale is a poem by John Keats written in May 1819 in either the garden of the Spaniards Inn, Hampstead, or, as according to Keats friend Charles Armitage Brown, under a plum tree … Wikipedia
The Everly Brothers — The Everly Brothers, Phil (left) and Don Background information Born Don Everly February 1, 1937 (1937 02 01) … Wikipedia
Connie Francis Sings Fun Songs for Children — Studio album by Connie Francis Released … Wikipedia
Mel Tormé at the Red Hill — Live album by Mel Tormé Released 1962 … Wikipedia
